Ken Ramirez Training & Consulting: Bio

In October 2014, Ken Ramirez began his role as Executive Vice-President and Chief Training
Officer of Karen Pryor Clicker Training where he helps oversee the vision, development and implementation of training education programs for the organization. This role aligns with
Ken's philosophy of helping to bring positive reinforcement training to all corners of the animal training world.

Ken previously served as the Executive Vice-President
of animal care and animal training at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, where he developed and supervised animal care and animal health programs, staff training and development as well as public
presentation programs for the entire animal collection of more than 32,000 animals.He worked at Shedd for nearly 26 years.

A 40+ year veteran of animal care and training,
Ramirez is a biologist and animal behaviorist who served nine years at Marineworld of Texas. He also was a trainer and coordinator at Ocean Safari in
South Padre Island, Texas, as well as acting as a consultant to many zoo and aquarium programs throughout the world. He began his training career working
with guide dogs for the visually impaired and has maintained a close affiliation to pet training throughout his career. He hosted two successful seasons
of the pet training television series Talk to the Animals that compared pet training to the important work done with training and caring for animals in zoological facilities. He has also recently worked closely with several search and rescue dog organizations, service dog groups, as well as with bomb and narcotic dogs.

Since 2005, Ken has brought his experience as
a trainer of many cognitive projects with marine mammals and primates to the dog arena. Most notable has been his work with modifier cues, adduction, matching to sample, mimicry, and
counting. The latter two projects: teaching dogs to mimic or imitate other dogs; and to learn the concept of counting are in the process of being prepared for scientific publication.
Both of these projects have documented cognitive abilities in dogs that have not been previously well documented or understood.

Ramirez has been active in several professional
organizations, including the International Marine Animal Trainer’s Association (IMATA), of which he is a past president. Ken has been actively involved
in the creation of a certification process for animal trainers in zoological settings. He has been on the faculty of Karen Pryor’s Clicker Expos since
2005.

Ramirez has written for numerous scientific publications and authored countless popular articles. He authored the book
ANIMAL TRAINING: Successful Animal Management through Positive Reinforcement,
published in 1999. He also teaches a graduate course on animal training at Western Illinois University.

Visit the company web-sites to learn more about some of the organizations with which Ken works.

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News & Events

KAREN PRYOR

CLICKER TRAINING

Ken is the Executive Vice President and Chief Training Officer of Karen Pryor Clicker Training (KPCT). As part of his role with KPCT he will continue to do seminars and lectures around the
world. Click on the events link below to see his upcoming schedule.

The Butterfly Project

One of the highlights of Ken's Spring/Summer 2015 was a unique butterfly project - training 10,000 butterflies while he was in London. Read the details on the KPCT website or click here.

The Ranch opens for Registration

Ken's newest project is the opening of a 13-acre ranch in the Seattle-Tacoma area that will serve as the Karen Pryor Natiional Training Center. Classes start in September,
registration is open now. For more information visit the Karen Pryor Clicker Training website: The Ranch.